diff --git a/infrared_plugin/plugin.spec b/infrared_plugin/plugin.spec
index 0f087d729..1a9a70656 100644
--- a/infrared_plugin/plugin.spec
+++ b/infrared_plugin/plugin.spec
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ subparsers:
             type: Value
             help: enable/disable verbose log entries in tests results log file
             ansible_variable: test_log_debug
+            default: yes
 
       - title: Run stage
         options: